Transfer Rumors (24 June 08): Spurs set to snare keeper(s), Liverpool want more for Crouch, Blackburn resist advances for Bentley, and more
With Euro 2008 winding down this week, a lot of transfer dominos are sure to start falling soon, so expect more signings to go with the daily spec. There are a few signings to report today, but there are quite a few interesting rumors as well, so get to reading!
Cambridge United try to work off their hangover
Cambridge United fans may have woken up with sore heads, the morning after drowning their sorrows after their play-off defeat to Exeter last month but, as the haze of Wembley clears, there’s a danger that the the club is still working off their own hangover and could be facing a difficult follow-up season. After two…
When Will Barcelona Ever Learn?
Whilst Barcelona continues its shameless pursuit of Adebayor & Alexander Hleb, one can’t help but wonder whether the Blaugrana should look into its past dealings with the North London club before venturing any further. They have brought the likes of Marc Overmars, Emmanuel Petit & Thierry Henry to bolster their ranks for a combined fee…
Can Juande Ramos lead Tottenham to an assault on the big four?
There was a mixture of immense disappointment and great celebration and pride at White Hart Lane last season. Before a ball was kicked Tottenham were looking good. Martin Jol was a popular and reasonably successful manager and the team were hotly tipped to be about to launch a serious bid to infiltrate the ‘big four’…
Transfer Rumors (23 June 08): Robinho to Manchester United, Schweinsteiger to Chelsea, Lennon to Newcastle, and more
It’s Monday, and this week that means this is one of the few times you’ll be seeing me around here this week, as I’m taking a trip to see my best mate get hitched. I’m sure you won’t miss me too much, since the roundups will be going on without me, but for those who…
Liverpool FC to play MLS All-Stars?
Originally published on 19 December 2007. According to The Daily Mail, Major League Soccer has approached Liverpool FC in an attempt to get the English giants to play against the MLS All-Stars next summer. The report also proposes the idea of Liverpool playing Italian giants Juventus in Montreal to gauge the interest in Canada. As…
The Best of Roy of the Rovers: the 1980s
Although Roy first appeared way back in 1954 as a young apprentice signed by Melchester Rovers’ forward thinking youth team scout — Bert Bonser, it wasn’t until the 1980s that he truly became Roy Race: The Legend. The 80s defined him more than any other decade, his blond, centre-parted mullet became the haircut of the…
Something New, Something Russian
Until Russia’s lengthy dismantling exercise in Basle on Friday, Holland’s blitz on the proclaimed ‘Group of Death’ had been Euro 2008′s foremost point for exclamation. To English audiences in particular, the proposition of a Dutch rebirth after twenty years of bungled failure was a thrilling and unexpected boon to a competition tainted by the absence…
Inexperienced Ince to manage Blackburn Rovers
Congratulations are in order – both to Paul Ince and to Blackburn Rovers. Whichever way you look at it, this is a bold move by both Ince and Rovers. Ince is thrust into the limelight, as a black manager (you know that’s going to get played by the media), as an inexperienced manager and as…
The Hunt for Huntelaar
Klaas Jan Huntelaar is, without doubt, one of the most prolific strikers in Europe at the moment. In the 2007/08 season he scored an amazing thirty-three goals in thirty-four appearances, making him the top scorer in the Eredivisie, scoring eleven goals more than Twente’s Blaise N’Kufo. Now, after three glorious seasons in Ajax, ninety-six goals…
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